The 36 chambers of Felix Magath

"There was a time that the pieces fit, but I watched them fall away"

36 is the largest numeric base that some computer systems support because it exhausts the numerals, 0-9, and the letters, A-Z. 36 is also the number of possible outcomes in the roll of two distinct dice.

For VfL Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath, 36 most notably is the number of players used during the first 28 matchdays of the 2011-12 season. This new record for the Bundesliga isn't that surprising considering that the club signed 9 new players during the winter transfer window. 

The 36 crazyfists:

Marcel Schäfer, Defender, 27
Christian Träsch, Defender, 24
Diego Benaglio, Goalkeeper, 28
Mario Mandzukic, Forward, 25
Josué, Midfielder, 32
Ashkan Dejagah, Midfielder, 25
Makoto Hasebe, Midfielder, 28
Marco Russ, Defender, 26
Alexander Madlung, Defender, 29
Patrick Ochs, Midfielder, 27
Hasan Salihamidzic, Midfielder, 35
Ja-Cheol Koo, Midfielder, 23
Patrick Helmes, Forward, 28
Ricardo Rodríguez, Defender, 19
Felipe, Defender, 24
Jan Polak, Midfielder, 31
Srdjan Lakic, Forward, 28
Rasmus Jönsson, Forward, 22
Petr Jiracek, Midfielder, 26
Sebastian Polter, Forward, 21
Chris, Defender, 33
Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Defender, 32
Bjarne Thoelke, Defender, 19
Giovanni Sio, Midfielder, 23
Thomas Hitzlsperger, Midfielder, 29
Yohandry Orozco, Midfielder, 21
Aleksandr Hleb, Midfielder, 30
Simon Kjaer, Defender, 23
Vieirinha, Midfielder, 26
Marwin Hitz, Goalkeeper, 24
Michael Schulze, Defender, 23
Robin Knoche, Defender, 19
Sebastian Schindzielorz, Midfielder, 33
Ibrahim Sissoko, Midfielder, 20
Hrvoje Cale, Defender, 27
Maximilian Arnold, Midfielder, 17

Now guess the manager who then used 34 of the 35 players that held the now broken record (Eintracht Frankfurt, 2000-01 season)...

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